I always love an easy and delicious appetizer recipe to have in my back pocket for impromptu patio happy hours or holiday gatherings. I have a few go-to recipes like my Roasted Tomatoes with Goat Cheese, Mexican Street Corn Dip, and this Whipped Feta with Hot Honey. This recipe comes together so quickly and I love the combination of tangy and lemon-y feta dip with the sweet and spicy hot honey!

Ingredients

• Feta Cheese - you can start with crumbled or a block - it doesn't matter since it'll be pureed into a dip!
• Sour Cream - you can also use plain Greek yogurt, if you'd prefer.
• Olive Oil
• Honey - this is in the dip and as a topping.
• Lemon
• Salt 
• Red Pepper Flakes - where the honey gets its heat!

How to Make Whipped Feta Dip

As mentioned earlier, this is such an easy dip to make! To start, you'll need a food processor or a blender.

1. Add all of the ingredients - feta cheese, sour cream, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, honey, and salt - to the food processor or blender.
2. Pulse to blend. It's okay if it's not completely smooth. I find that in my food processor there are still small lumps compared to in my blender it gets completely smooth. Either way is delicious!

3. Make the hot honey. To make the hot honey, add the honey and red chili flakes to a small pot and let simmer for 3-4 minutes. This is just to infuse the heat from the chili flakes into the honey.

Serve. To serve, transfer the whipped feta dip into a bowl and then drizzle with the hot honey. Top with chopped chives and some freshly cracked pepper and serve!